April 2021

Inclusion & COVID-19 - will anything change for people with disabilities? Earlier this month, Inclusion Canada Board Director Bluesette Campbell and her family were featured in a CBC article about disability during COVID-19. The article reflects on lessons learned about disability during the pandemic and what this might mean for the future of people with disabilities in Canada. Read the full article here. >

Federal Budget 2021 On April 19, the federal government unveiled its 2021 budget. Although there are some promising pieces for the disability community (including inclusive childcare), more work needs to be done to ensure that government prioritizes the needs of people with disabilities and their families in Canada's economic future. Read our press release here. >

Inclusion Canada presents The Inclusive Workplace! Inclusion Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a new online resource and training hub, The Inclusive Workplace/Le Milieu de Travail Inclusif. This fully bilingual online resource and training hub hosts information, resources and training for job seekers and employees, businesses, and employment agencies across the employment trajectory. Check out the website here. >

Inclusion Canada in Action

Ready Willing and Able (RWA) continues to successfully facilitate employment outcomes for persons with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, with 70 new outcomes achieved between January-March 2021. From April 18-24, Inclusion Canada joined other non-profits and charities across the country to celebrate National Volunteer Week. Our Executive Vice President, Krista Carr, recorded a message thanking all of our volunteers for their contributions to the inclusion movement. Inclusion Canada, People First of Canada, and UBC's Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship submitted a joint brief in response to draft General Comment no. 8 on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 27 [Work and Employment].

Accessible Canada Act Blog Post Inclusion Canada submitted it’s feedback to the Government of Canada on its’ recently released draft regulations to the new Accessible Canada Act. The law passed in 2019 and aims to make the Government of Canada, federal businesses and organizations more accessible for people with disabilities. Read more here. >

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COVID-19 & disability resources page updated Inclusion Canada has recently updated its COVID-19 & Disability Resources page to accurately reflect the needs of the disability community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The page provides current and accessible information about vaccines, government supports, mental health support for people with a disability and their families, plain language resources and guides, and more! Click here for the resources page. >

Inclusion Canada in the News $10 a day child care for Canadian families 'Anyone can do anything they want to do': N.B. teen with autism finds success through transition to work program

Upcoming Dates & Events May - Community Living Month May 3-9 - CMHA Mental Health Week May 9 - Mother's Day May 20 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day May 24 - Victoria Day (Inclusion Canada Offices Closed)

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